1. Found an old white jumpsuit in the closet where clothes of my youth feed moth larvae.  I painted black stripes on the outfit, put it on with an assist from a rusty shoehorn, snapped a set of fake handcuffs on my wrists and ran down the main street of my town.  For some strange reason, my marathon training attire attracted attention — several police officers pulled over and asked me for identification.  Had to explain to them the only way I can motivate myself to run 26.2 miles is if I’m either being chased by wild dogs or on the run from the law.
2. Has it occurred to you yet, if you live in the United States, that the person who wins the next U.S. Presidential election will receive votes from about 20% to 25% of the U.S. population and claim it is a true mandate for change?  What will that say about the 75% to 80% who didn’t vote for the person (including those who didn’t/couldn’t vote at all)?

A nod to the success of Karen Hawkins, a secondary schoolmate.

• Book of the day: “The next convergence: the future of economic growth in a multispeed world” by Michael Spence

Future rocketeers, are you practicing your orbital entry maneuvers?  Won’t be long now before we need a flock of rocketeers piloting the fleet! [Racketeers need not apply, of course]

As much as I find the storyline of the reluctant leader of the Committee trying, if not tiring, let’s see what the leader recommends after attending the latest Committee meeting…